Fax/SMTP Address Confusion

[Craig]

When I enter a Fax number in a contact and then try to
send an email, Outlook comes back with two choices, the
SMTP email address and the Fax number. How do I disable
the Fax option so Outlook simply looks up the email
address, (obviously without removing the Fax number from
the Contact).

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm